Kaya van Masacker ( Dutch: Caia van Maasakker , born April 5, 1989 in The Hague ) is a Dutch field hockey player, defender of the Stichts club and the Netherlands national team . Champion of the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2014 World Champion, winner of the Champions Trophy 2011.
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| niderl. Caia van maasakker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kaya van Masacker in the 2015 European Championship match against Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Floor | female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | field hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Poems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 5, 1989 (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | The Hague , Netherlands [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working side | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 180 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and medals
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Sports career
Represents the club "Stichts" (SKHK). Participated in the Olympics in London, the composition was called after an injury to Willemine Bos [2] [3] . She scored in the match against Belgium, and the Netherlands won the Olympics in the end.
She was awarded the Order of the Orange-Nassau in 2012 for winning the Olympics. She also won the World Cup in 2014 in the Netherlands and the Champions Trophy in 2011 in Monchengladbach (Germany).
Notes
- ↑ Profile on Hockey.nl (nid.)
- ↑ Hockeyster Bos mist Olympische Spelen (nid.)
- ↑ Van Maasakker vervangt Bos bij hockeydames (nid.)
Links
- Champions of the 2012 Olympic Games on the Royal Netherlands Field Hockey website (nid.)
- Kaya van Masacker - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com